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1 General reference  




2 Geography of Brazil  


2.1  Environment of Brazil  


2.1.1  Natural geographic features of Brazil  






2.2  Regions of Brazil  


2.2.1  Statistical regions  




2.2.2  Socio-geographic divisions  




2.2.3  Ecoregions of Brazil  




2.2.4  Administrative divisions of Brazil  


2.2.4.1  States of Brazil  




2.2.4.2  Municipalities of Brazil  








2.3  Demography of Brazil  






3 Government and politics of Brazil  


3.1  Branches of government  


3.1.1  Executive branch of the government of Brazil  




3.1.2  Legislative branch of the government of Brazil  




3.1.3  Judicial branch of the government of Brazil  


3.1.3.1  State-level judiciary  




3.1.3.2  Federal-level judicial branch  


3.1.3.2.1  Superior courts  




3.1.3.2.2  Second instance Courts  




3.1.3.2.3  First instance courts  










3.2  Foreign relations of Brazil  


3.2.1  International organization membership  






3.3  Law and order in Brazil  




3.4  Military of Brazil  




3.5  Local government in Brazil  






4 History of Brazil  




5 Culture of Brazil  


5.1  Art in Brazil  




5.2  Sports in Brazil  






6 Economy and infrastructure of Brazil  




7 Education in Brazil  




8 Health in Brazil  




9 See also  




10 References  




11 External links  













Outline of Brazil






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The flag of Brazil
The coat of arms of Brazil
An enlargeable relief map of the Federative Republic of Brazil
Not to be confused with Borders of Brazil.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Brazil:

Brazil – largest country in both South America and Latin America. With a geographical area of 8.5 million km2, Brazil is also the largest country in the Southern Hemisphere and the world's fifth-largest country. With over 206 million people, Brazil is the seventh-most-populous country in the world.[1][2] It is the largest Lusophone country in the world, and the only one in the Americas.[2]

General reference[edit]

An enlargeable basic map of Brazil

Geography of Brazil[edit]

An enlargeable topographic map of Brazil

Geography of Brazil

 Bolivia 3,423 km
 Peru 2,995 km
 Venezuela 2,200 km
 Colombia 1,644 km
 Guyana 1,606 km
 Paraguay 1,365 km
 Argentina 1,261 km
 Uruguay 1,068 km
 French Guiana 730 km
 Suriname 593 km
  • Coastline: 7,491 km

Environment of Brazil[edit]

An enlargeable satellite image of Brazil

Environment of Brazil

Natural geographic features of Brazil[edit]

Regions of Brazil[edit]

Regions of Brazil

Statistical regions[edit]

Further information: Macroregions of Brazil

Socio-geographic divisions[edit]

Main article: Brazil Socio-Geographic Division

Ecoregions of Brazil[edit]

List of ecoregions in Brazil

Administrative divisions of Brazil[edit]

Administrative divisions of Brazil

States of Brazil[edit]

States of Brazil

Flag State Abbreviation Capital Area (km2) Area (sq mi) Population (2014) Density (per km2, 2014) Density (per sq mi, 2014) GDP (billion R$ and % total, 2012) GDP per capita (R$, 2012) HDI[3] (2021) Literacy (2014) Infant mortality (2014) Life expectancy (years, 2014)
Acre AC Rio Branco 152,581.4 58,912 790,101 4.47 13 9.629 (0.2%) 12,690 0.710 94% 1.6% 75.4
Alagoas AL Maceió 27,767.7 10,721 3,321,730 112.3 309 29.545 (0.7%) 9,333 0.684 90% 1.7% 73.5
Amapá AP Macapá 142,814.6 55,151 750,912 4.69 13 10.420 (0.2%) 14,914 0.688 99% 1.6% 75.4
Amazonas AM Manaus 1,570,745.7 606,470 3,873,743 2.23 6 64.120 (1.7%) 17,855 0.700 96% 1.9% 73.7
Bahia BA Salvador 564,692.7 218,030 15,126,371 24.82 69 167.727 (3.8%) 11,832 0.691 91% 2.0% 74.3
Ceará CE Fortaleza 148,825.6 57,462 8,842,791 56.8 153 90.132 (2.0%) 10,473 0.734 93% 1.65% 74.9
Distrito Federal DF Brasília 5,822.1 2,249.9 2,852,372 444.66 1,268 171.236 (3.9%) 64,653 0.814 98.8% 0.65% 79.8
Espírito Santo ES Vitória 46,077.5 17,791 3,885,049 76.25 218 107.329 (2.2%) 29,996 0.771 99% 0.48% 80.1
Goiás GO Goiânia 340,086.7 131,310 6,523,222 17.65 49 123.926 (2.4%) 20,134 0.737 97% 0.9% 75.9
Maranhão MA São Luís 331,983.3 128,180 6,850,884 19.81 53 58.920 (1.2%) 8,760 0.676 90% 1.9% 72.5
Mato Grosso MT Cuiabá 903,357.9 348,790 3,224,357 3.36 9 80.830 (1.5%) 25,945 0.736 94% 1.3% 74.6
Mato Grosso do Sul MS Campo Grande 357,125.0 137,890 2,619,657 6.86 19 54.471 (1.0%) 21,744 0.742 97% 0.7% 76.1
Minas Gerais MG Belo Horizonte 586,528.3 226,460 20,734,097 33.41 91 403.551 (9.2%) 20,324 0.774 98.6% 0.61% 78.7
Pará PA Belém 1,247,689.5 481,740 8,073,924 6.07 16 91.009 (1.9%) 11,678 0.690 94% 1.6% 74.2
Paraíba PB João Pessoa 56,439.8 21,792 3,943,885 66.70 180 38.731 (0.8%) 10,151 0.698 92% 1.7% 74.1
Paraná PR Curitiba 199,314.9 76,956 11,081,692 52.40 143 255.927 (5.8%) 24,194 0.769 98% 0.7% 77.8
Pernambuco PE Recife 98,311.6 37,958 9,277,727 89.62 244 117.340 (2.3%) 13,138 0.719 92% 1.9% 74.8
Piauí PI Teresina 251,529.2 97,726 3,194,178 12.4 32 25.721 (0.5%) 8,137 0.690 90% 1.8% 72.7
Rio de Janeiro RJ Rio de Janeiro 43,696.1 16,871 16,461,173 365.23 975 504.221 (11.5%) 31,064 0.762 99% 1.3% 77.1
Rio Grande do Norte RN Natal 52,796.8 20,385 3,408,510 59.99 167 39.544 (0.9%) 12,249 0.728 95.1% 1.38% 76.7
Rio Grande do Sul RS Porto Alegre 281,748.5 108,780 11,207,274 37.96 103 277.658 (6.3%) 25,779 0.771 99% 0.4% 79.3
Rondônia RO Porto Velho 237,576.2 91,729 1,748,531 6.58 19 29.362 (0.6%) 13,075 0.700 94.6% 1.85% 73.7
Roraima RR Boa Vista 224,299.0 86,602 496,936 2.01 5 7.314 (0.2%) 15,557 0.699 94.5% 1.51% 73.5
Santa Catarina SC Florianópolis 95,346.2 36,813 6,727,148 65.27 182 177.276 (4.0%) 27,771 0.792 99% 0.30% 81
São Paulo SP São Paulo 248,209.4 95,834 44,035,304 166.23 459 1,408.904 (32.1%) 33,624 0.806 99% 0.45% 79.8
Sergipe SE Aracaju 21,910.3 8,459.6 2,219,514 94.36 262 27.823 (0.6%) 13,180 0.702 93% 1.8% 73.0
Tocantins TO Palmas 277,620.9 107,190 1,496,880 4.98 13 19.530 (0.4%) 13,775 0.731 94% 1.7% 74.5
Municipalities of Brazil[edit]

Municipalities of Brazil

Demography of Brazil[edit]

Demographics of Brazil For demographics data, see chart presented under "States of Brazil", above.

Government and politics of Brazil[edit]

Politics of Brazil

Branches of government[edit]

Government of Brazil

Executive branch of the government of Brazil[edit]

Legislative branch of the government of Brazil[edit]

Judicial branch of the government of Brazil[edit]

Court system of Brazil

State-level judiciary[edit]
Main article: State-level judiciary of Brazil
Federal-level judicial branch[edit]

Federal courts of Brazil

Superior courts[edit]
Second instance Courts[edit]
First instance courts[edit]

Foreign relations of Brazil[edit]

Foreign relations of Brazil

International organization membership[edit]

The Federative Republic of Brazil is a member of:[4]

Law and order in Brazil[edit]

Law of Brazil

Military of Brazil[edit]

Military of Brazil

Local government in Brazil[edit]

Local government in Brazil

History of Brazil[edit]

Main articles: History of Brazil and Timeline of Brazilian history

Culture of Brazil[edit]

Culture of Brazil

Art in Brazil[edit]

Sports in Brazil[edit]

Sports in Brazil

Economy and infrastructure of Brazil[edit]

Economy of Brazil

Education in Brazil[edit]

Education in Brazil

Health in Brazil[edit]

Health in Brazil

See also[edit]

Brazil

References[edit]

  1. ^ IBGE. 2011 Population Projection
  • ^ a b "Geography of Brazil". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
  • ^ "Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano no Brasil. Pnud Brasil, Ipea e FJP, 2022". www.atlasbrasil.org.br. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  • ^ "Brazil". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

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